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Thomas Sopwith

1888 - 1989

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Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS (18 January 1888 – 27 January 1989) was a British aviation pioneer, businessman and yachtsman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Sopwith is the 380th most popular engineer (down from 373rd in 2019), the 6,597th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,245th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Thomas Sopwith ranks 380 out of 389Before him are C. H. Douglas, Naoki Hattori, James Key, Douglas H. Wheelock, Tessy Thomas, and Matthias Ettrich. After him are Henry M. Morris, James Guthrie, Ted Jensen, Sam Michael, Julien Simon-Chautemps, and Elián González.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Thomas Sopwith ranks 280Before him are Monty Woolley, Clarence DeMar, Marguerite Marsh, Gabriel Thorstensen, Clemence Dane, and John Crowe Ransom. After him are Jay Gould II, Lewis Tewanima, and Hazel Abel. Among people deceased in 1989, Thomas Sopwith ranks 296Before him are May Allison, Lennox Berkeley, Prem Nazir, Shamil Serikov, Jack Smith, and Frank Adams. After him are Frances Bavier, Andrey Prokofyev, Constance Binney, Timoci Bavadra, Merritt Butrick, and Victor Davis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Sopwith ranks 6,599 out of 8,785Before him are Jazz Richards (1991), Eric Fellner (1959), Cahal Daly (1917), Humza Yousaf (1985), Adrian Alston (1949), and Bertie Auld (1938). After him are 21 Savage (1992), Femi Kuti (1962), Ray Parlour (1973), Christine Truman (1941), Peter Sillett (1933), and Gary Pallister (1965).

Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Sopwith ranks 55Before him are John Rennie the Elder (1761), James Allison (1968), Sydney Camm (1893), Charles Ingram (1963), C. H. Douglas (1879), and James Key (1972). After him are James Guthrie (1953), and Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge (1954).